1
: a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
2
Examples of doll in a Sentence
My aunt collects porcelain dolls.
there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom
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Representation is power in the trailer for Black Barbie, a documentary from Shondaland that explores the creation of Mattel's first Black doll.
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 4 June 2024
Of course, once the first batch of dolls from the collection were complete, Harris and Pasutto still had to get approval from the toughest critics of all: their kids.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
If somebody came in offering a perfect-condition doll vs. one with disheveled hair or stains on it, the museum wants the latter every time.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
The new athletic Barbies will join the lineup of Mattel’s role model dolls, a diverse collection modeled after groundbreaking women from various fields and backgrounds.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 4 June 2024
Of course, once the first batch of dolls from the collection were complete, Harris and Pasutto still had to get approval from the toughest critics of all: their kids.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
If somebody came in offering a perfect-condition doll vs. one with disheveled hair or stains on it, the museum wants the latter every time.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
The new athletic Barbies will join the lineup of Mattel’s role model dolls, a diverse collection modeled after groundbreaking women from various fields and backgrounds.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doll. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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doll
noun
ˈdäl 
ˈdȯl
1
: a small figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
2
a
: a pretty young woman
b
: an attractive person
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